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What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?

...management skills appear to be in disarray as factionalism and deep, painful divisions dominate internal party politics. This is all unfolding in the run-up to what is likely to be a bloody five-yearly national elective conference in December, at which the ANC will elect a new President of the party to succeed Zuma. That may or may not mark the start of a new era of...
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What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?
Society, Politics & Law

What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?

...managed to meet the 5% threshold to qualify for seats in parliament. The right-wing populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), achieved a dubious milestone in post-war German history. With a vote share of 12.5%, it will be the first overtly far-right nationalist party to enter the federal parliament. The Left Party (die Linke) and the Green Party (Bündnis ‘90/die...
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How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?
Science, Maths & Technology

How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?

...Manage the appropriate allocation of limited health care resources in these unprecedented times. In general terms, clinicians will balance the benefits of the cancer treatment over the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection to decide whether a cancer treatment should go ahead or be postponed. Treatment risks regarding COVID-19 include: How the cancer treatments affect a patient´s...
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Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...manage increasingly challenging behaviours of those for whom they care (often including complex mental health needs) and who have less access to normal coping mechanisms both within and outside the home. (see more in OpenLearn Article: The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers) . Caring is reported in the literature as socially isolating for...
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What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...manage to block their path, the FN has already struck a major blow ahead of the presidential election in 2017. It is a crushing blow for the ruling Socialists and bad news for Sarkozy and the Republicans, too. A bad day for Hollande The FN finished in first place in six mainland regions, including Le Pen’s own region, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, in the north of France....
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Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...2001) 'Causation and effectuation: Toward a theoretical shift from economic inevitability to entrepreneurial contingency.' Academy of Management Review, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.243-263. (2) Read, S. and Sarasvathy, S.D. (2005) 'Knowing what to do and doing what you know: Effectuation as a form of entrepreneurial expertise.' Journal of Private Equity, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.45-62....
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The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa
Society, Politics & Law

The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa

...management in, for example, Burundi, DRC, Lesotho, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe. And as the “bridge-builder” between the West and Africa. It also twice took a seat on the United Nations Security Council and was part of initiatives such as the India Brazil South Africa Dialogue Forum. It also became part of the Brazil Russia India China and South Africa (BRICS) association...
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How can we design for resilience?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we design for resilience?

...managed for ecosystems, water supply, hydroelectricity and human activities. These systems are part designed and part self-organising, as Anderies and Folke explain: [t]he designed aspects include both ‘hardware’ (paths, roads, canals, boats, tools, buildings) and ‘software’ (norms, rules, networks of shared meanings, ‘culture’) that entangle humans with the...
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